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This is the third in a series of ‘App Wheels’ produced by CALL iPad versus Android
Scotland, following on from our two iPad Wheels. This focuses The iPad is well established as an educational tool, but Android tablets (and smartphones)
on Android Apps to support reading and writing. Note that are becoming increasingly popular.
some apps address a range of difficulties. but in order to save • Android tablets are generally less expensive than iPads.
space, we have decided not to place individual apps into multiple
• There are more educational apps available for the iPads, than for Android devices.
categories. Links on the electronic version are ‘clickable’, taking
you to information in the Google Play Store. • There is less ‘quality control’ over Android apps so some don’t work properly, or
perform in unexpected ways.
This is not a comprehensive list, but an attempt to identify • Many Android devices cannot be upgraded to the latest version of the operating
relevant, useful apps and to categorise them according to some system so some apps won’t work on them.
of the difficulties faced by people with dyslexia. Unlike the iPad, • The Android operating system is less tightly controlled than the Apple iOS, so some
there is little consensus on the ‘best’ Android apps for education, apps, e.g. voices and screen filters can work across most apps in an Android device,
so we would be happy to receive suggestions for inclusion in unlike the iPad where there are no general screen filters and voices have to be
future versions. Email suggestions to call.scotland@ed.ac.uk. downloaded separately for each app.